Through the generosity of the Friends of the Library, the library has passes available to several museums in the Greater Boston area. Passes are reserved on a first-come, first served basis. Families are limited to one museum pass per day.
How to Use the Passes
Call the Rockport Public Library at 978-546-6934 or stop by the circulation desk to reserve a pass. Tell the librarian the exact date that you plan to go to the museum. She will ask for your name and telephone number and will tell you when you may pick up the pass. You need to bring your library card with you in order to borrow a pass. For all museums except the Cabot House Museum in Beverly, the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), and the Museum of Science in Boston, the pass will be checked out to you for 24 hours. You will be asked to return it in our book drop at the end of your trip to the museum. There is a $1.00 per day fine for passes that are not returned on time. The passes to the Cabot House, MFA, and the Museum of Science are not returnable. To make the passes available to as many people as possible, we cannot check out more than one museum pass to a person at one time. When you return one pass, you may borrow another.
Participating Museums
Cabot House Museum
117 Cabot Street, Beverly · 978-922-1186
Library pass: Admits 1 person for tour
Price with pass: Free
Cape Ann Historical Museum
27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester · 978-283-0455
Library pass: Admits 2 people
Price with pass: Free
Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center
23 Harbor Loop, Gloucester · 978-281-0470
Library pass: Admits one family
Price with pass: Free
Historic New England
Including:
Beauport, The Sleeper-McCann House
75 Eastern Point Boulevard, Gloucester · 978-283-0800
Cogswells Grant, c. 1730
60 Spring Street, Essex · 978-768-3632
Coffin House, c. 1678
14 High Road, Route 1A, Newbury · 978-462-2634
Spencer-Peirce, Little Farm
5 Littles Lane, Newbury · 978-462-2634
Library pass: Admits 2 adults & children
Price with pass: Free
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
280 The Fenway, Boston · 617-566-1401
Library pass: Admits 4 people, Tuesday-Friday; 2 people, weekends and holidays
Price with pass: $5.00 per person
Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Avenue, Boston · 617-267-9300
Library pass: Admits 2 people
Price with pass: $5.00 per person
Upgrade to special exhibit ticket for additional $7.00 per person
Museum of Science
Science Park, Boston · 617-723-2500 Library pass: Admits 4 people Price with pass: $5.00 per person
Peabody Essex Museum
East India Square, Salem · 978-745-9500 Library pass: Admits 2 people Price with pass: $5.00; Chinese house admission: $4.00
Sandy Bay Historical Society
The Sandy Bay Historical Society is open for research every Monday
year round from 9:00 .m.-1:00 p.m. Volunteers are available to help
in your research.
A pass is available to admit 2 people for research.
The Sewall-Scripture House Museum is located on the corner of King
and Granite Street.
Phone 978-546-9533
Sargent House Museum
49 Middle Street, Gloucester · 978-281-2432
Library pass: Admits 2 people
Price with pass: Free